A look at Russia's pig market: ASF and future exports
An overview of Russia's current pig prices, the impact ASF has had, and the future potential of the country's swine industry.
The pig sector events all around the world
Pig health: news and articles on PRRS, PCV2, biosecurity, etc, Pig disease guide, atlas of pathology, clinical cases…
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
A visual and practical step-by-step guide on how to perform a necropsy on a pig.
All the information about ASF: how to recognize the disease, how it is transmitted, pictures of lesions, latest news, guides, etc.
Description of the most important diseases and conditions in pigs
Images of major swine diseases
Pig disease diagnostic tool
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
Pig Prices by countries. Pork production and trade. News of the pig market and the raw materials
The latest slaughter pig prices in the most important pig markets. Check the evolution of the historical prices in charts and in several currencies.
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Figures & trends in pig numbers, pork production and pork trade.
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Articles on nutrition and pig feeding, characteristics of raw materials and additives for pig feed. Prices of raw materials
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Technical sheets of the main raw materials and additives used in swine feed. They include a comparison of nutritional values from various sources, product
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to diagnose problems with the feed conversion ratio. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Articles on genetics and pig reproduction: genetic improvement, genomics, artificial insemination, use of hormones
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to find out why your farrowing rate is less than ideal. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons found within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Management, pig farm management, work planning in each production stage: management in gestation, grow finish, batch farrowing
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Design of facilities and equipment for pig farms: building design, climate control, feeding systems, etc.
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to explore which slurry management strategy best fits your situation. Click on the flow chart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
What makes us stand out is the quality and independence of our contents. Find out about the authors who make it possible. Our goal is to generate a virtual community of advanced users in the sector.
Simon Grey grew up on a small family farm in West Wales. Studied General Agriculture in Aberystwyth. Started pig career as a graduate trainee for PIC. Worked for PIC, Cotswold and Newsham Hybrid Pigs as Nucleus Unit Manager.
1995 Technical Manager, Newsham Hybrid Pigs supporting production and sales. Introduced batch farrowing and Big Pen systems to the UK.
1997 Technical Manager AM Warkup. Britain’s leading turnkey pig building specialists.
2000 Production Director Prima Farms, Poland. In 5 years went from 2,000 to 50,000 sows both company owned and contracted. Preparation of budgets, farm design, construction supervision, pig production, staff training, financial reporting.
2005 Managing Director Checkfarm Consulting Ltd, worldwide pig business management consultancy specialising in Eastern Europe and Russia. Preparation of business plans for both new business’s and business’s wishing to modernise. Farm design to optimise output both new build and reconstruction. Start up management, providing managers to work alongside local managers training staff and controlling farm until in full production. Production and management training. General business and management consultancy and trouble shooting
Updated CV 16-Feb-2011
An overview of Russia's current pig prices, the impact ASF has had, and the future potential of the country's swine industry.
This means looking at ‘whole business decisions’, being able to do good calculations that take into account all production factors. Taking decisions on single traits, like born alive, have no place in a modern effective pig industry.
For good farmers, pigs continue to be very profitable, but for many not! Some are even losing money (incredible though it seems).
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